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Best wishes to Marsha Lehman
We are very sad to see Marsha Lehman leaving the St. Matthew staff – she has had a wonderful impact on the children at the church and has put forth amazing efforts on behalf of the Children’s ministries. We wish her the best in her future endeavors.
3/22/15 New pastoral appointment: Letter from the District Superintendent
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I am pleased to let you and your congregation know that Bishop Robert Hoshibata intends to appoint The Rev. Joan Miller to serve as Pastor at St. Matthew United Methodist Church as of July 1, 2015. Through a process of prayerful discernment, […]
Communion Stewards Needed
We all treasure the opportunity to participate in the blessings of Holy Communion. The Worship Committee is currently searching for people willing to become Communion Stewards. Please, prayerfully consider offering this service. If you are interested, please call Wayne Douglas at 480-839-4467.
Sound Engineers Needed
We need a couple more volunteer sound engineers for our Sunday morning 9:00 am Traditional service. We will provide training. If interested, drop in the sound booth after the 9:00 am service, or email Don Downin, or call the church office during business hours at 480-838-7309.
Meet Our New Bell Choir Director
Sarah Hartong is currently a graduate student at Arizona State University studying flute performance. Back home in Ohio, Sarah received degrees in music education and flute performance at the University of Akron. Having grown up in the United Methodist church, she had the opportunity to start ringing bells at a young age and has been […]
Sunday Service Slide Creators Needed
We need a couple more volunteer slide creators for our Sunday morning 9:00 Traditional service. If you have used PowerPoint, then you should be able to do this. We will provide training. If interested, drop in the sound booth after the 9:00 a.m. service, or email Don Downin, or call the church office during business […]
Webmaster Needed
St. Matthew communications committee is looking for someone who is qualified to be our Webmaster. If you would be interested in this voluntary position, please contact us at or call Marion at 480-284-9963. Please consider prayerfully how you can help us to keep our web presence and continue to show God’s love to the […]
Camera Operators Needed
We need a couple more volunteer camera operators during the Sunday morning 9:00 Traditional Service. This is used for our Live-Streaming Broadcast, our YouTube archive, for those using the Chapel, and for those that find it helpful to use the Worship Center big screen. We are using the latest technology. We will provide training. If […]
Celebrating Our Family
Meet Melissa Dey! She was born and raised in Arizona and has been coming to St. Matthew UMC for as long she can remember! She loves Arizona winters because it’s always beautiful and is by far worth waiting through the summers. She also loves how dramatic the weather can be, as well as loving the […]